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Southern Europe: supplying fuel to German Navy in Leghorn involved great difficulty,...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/1897

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This record is about the Southern Europe: supplying fuel to German Navy in Leghorn involved great difficulty,... dating from 1943 July 29 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 1/1897
Date
1943 July 29
Description

Southern Europe: supplying fuel to German Navy in Leghorn involved great difficulty, July 28; 2nd Air Fleet instructed to order dismantling and removal of all FREYA equipment south of Naples, July 27; identification of Lemnos Fortress Infantry Regiment, July 24.

Northern Europe: Allied naval formation sighted off Stadlandet, heading North, intention unknown, July 28.

Naval Headlines: loading of all large ships at Leghorn suspended July 26; replenishment of fuel stocks on Rhodes matter of utmost urgency, July 28.

Japanese minister, Madrid: discussion with Italian ambassador on situation in Italy and possible effects on policy, July 26; meeting with former Spanish Foreign Minister, Suner, to discuss Italian crisis and implications for progress of war, July 26.

Irish minister, Lisbon: shortages of wages and food causing unrest, general elation at fall of Mussolini, July 29.

Brazilian ambassador, Madrid: Spanish reactions to Italian crisis, July 27.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
c/4033
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
International
Army
Europe and Russia
Pay and pensions
Ireland
Food and drink
Intelligence
Navy
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4465125/

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